Jeter Is No Ripken, K-Rod &Boras, Warthen Platitudes, CC’s Show, Liriano

Jeter Is No Ripken, K-Rod &Boras, Warthen Platitudes, CC’s Show, Liriano
With all the hoopla over the weekend regarding Derek Jeter‘s 3,000th hit, it brought to mind another shortstop who achieved a milestone: Cal Ripken. Now, I am not suggesting Jeter did a bad job over the weekend, but I compared his event versus Ripken’s and it was night and day. Perhaps this is an unfair […]
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Around Broadneck: Two talented pianists win fine arts competition
Plenty of people mistake the Harrison girls for twins. That’s not too hard to do. Nadege and Chloe were born just 12 months apart, and they work together as a tightly-knit team. The two are talented pianists, thanks to the efforts of their piano instructor Liliya Kasimova. When an opportunity rose to audition this winter at the Levine Institute of Music in Washington, D.C., for the eighth annual …
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New copyright law could push up everyone’s internet cost
UPDATED: 12.30pm – MED admits ISPs won’t be able to recoup all the costs of new law; but also sees fees dampening movie studio and record companies’ appetite for complaints. read more
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